Asplenium cristatum

Hemlock spleenwort

Asplenium cristatum, the hemlock spleenwort, has finely divided, lacy fronds. It is widespread in the American tropics, from Florida and Mexico through the Caribbean to Bolivia and Brazil. It grows in shaded, moist forest on soil, rocky banks and limestone, and wants warm, humid shade all year.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows on the floor of moist forest, on rocky and limestone outcrops, and on shaded banks. This summary comes from the genus and the broad records.

Records range from sea level to 4500 m, with a median of 987 m (464 records). Most plants are at low to middle elevations.

FloridaMexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanColombiaVenezuelaGuianasEcuadorGalápagosPeruBoliviaBrazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.